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The new information centre on Schlossplatz presents the concepts of the National Museums in Berlin, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin and the Berlin Central and State Library for the Humboldt Forum. The Humboldt Box is a temporary landmark: with changing exhibitions and events, it accompanies the conce

Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy University Competition 2015 organised by the Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation, the Rectors' Conference of German Music Universities and the Berlin University of the Arts The Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy University Competition 2015 will be held in the fields of viola,

Great interest in researching card catalogues at State Library symposium - catalogues will be preserved for the time being The Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin recently hosted an academic discussion entitled "Card catalogues. Untouchable cultural asset, active object of research or substitutable historica

10.02.2017 We’re here now too Article Evelyn Klengel recounts how she made her mark as director of the Museum of the Ancient Near East. In the GDR, women were always supported; I never felt disadvantaged in that respect. On the contrary, I was able to gain qualifications and complete a degree, which

Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation and University of Oxford sign Memorandum of Understanding to deepen strategic partnership The Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation will work more closely with the University of Oxford in the areas of conservation, digitisation, research, exhibitions and visitor

One of the most valuable collections of the former Prussian State Library, now the Berlin State Library, the Autographa Collection, has been catalogued after several years of intensive work and is now recorded in a comprehensive two-part catalogue (book and CD-ROM). The special feature of this catal

The reconstruction of the Berlin Palace as the Humboldt Forum successfully passes an important milestone: on 29 May, the first major object from the National Museums in Berlin, the world's only airboat from Oceania, arrives on schedule in the exhibition hall on the first floor. Hans-Dieter Hegner, C

In Fiji, a double-hulled sailing boat is produced for the junior areas in the Humboldt Forum A double-hulled boat from Fiji will also be on display at the Humboldt Forum. The so-called Drua is currently being built on the islands of Viti Levu and Ogea Levu in co-operation with the Fiji National Univ

Work by Eduard Gaertner back in the Kupferstichkabinett of the Staatliche Museen zu Berlin - War loss turned up on the market - Consignor donated the work to the museum The work "Der Leipziger Platz in Berlin" (1862) by Eduard Gaertner recently returned to the Kupferstichkabinett. It was due to be a

Yesterday evening, the winners of this year's Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy University Competition were announced at a concert at the Berlin University of the Arts. The first prize winner in the vocal ensemble category in 2015, the Voktett Hannover, performed the impressive musical programme. This yea